Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-19
THE cuRFEW AT LAST.
The Usual weekly Meeting of the
city Council.

The weekly meeting OF the City Coun-
Gil convened at the City Hall last night.
j. G. Royal and l67 other taxpayers
and residents called attention to the UNI
protected condition Vi property in the
eastern part OF the city from danger by
fire, and asked that suitable apparatus
be constructed and proper means taken
to remedy the evil Referred to the
Committee on Fire Department.
John Reese, fruit vendor, stated that
Cunnington * Co. wished him to re-
move from against their building pend
ing repairs they were about to make.
He asked permission to locate his stand
on the ditch on the Cunnington corner.
Granted, pending the repairs.
A. f. Youngberg had been conducting
a retail liquor business on Fifth West
Street. He desired to suspend business
for the term Of two months, and he
asked that his license Tor that time be
extended so as to run for two months
after he resumed Referred.
T. II. Morrison thanked the Council
for past favors, and asked free license
to peddle fish, ice cream and vegetables.
Referred to the Committee on License.
Licenses as retail liquor dealers were
granted the California Wine Company, j.
II. Van Horn and Chas. Steet.
NJ. w. Taylor Collector drew atten-
ton to certain report in the past which
recommended the appropriation OF some
$5OO-taxes he had been unable to col
ect. He now desired to close up his
accounts with the Auditor, and asked
that some action be taken in the mat
ter. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The City Watermasfer submitted q
plan for utilizing the water flowing from
the new Dry Bench mains during the
winter months. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Waterworks.
The Police Justice presented a state
ment OF his department. The amount
OF fines assessed was 81 ,466.50 Referred
to the Committee on Police.
The Committee on Police reported tina
they had examined and found correct tn,
report OF the Police Justice for November
THE CURFEw ORDINANCE.
The Committee on Municipal Law
reported the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
To restrain children of tencle, gears iron
being upon the streets or IN tie publ
places Of Salt Lake city at unredsOndbI
hours lCdhom proper permission.
SECTION BE it ordained by the Cit
Council of Salt Lake City, that it shall b
the duty of the City Marshal of said city, o
some one authorized by him, to ring the fir
alarm bell at the City Hall at the hours o
8 o'clock p. IN. and o'clock a. m. every da,
from the first day of October in each year t.
the first day of April following, and at tn
hours of 8 o'clock p. N. and o'clock a. III
every day from the first day of April in eacl
year to the first day of October following.
SEC. 2.-It shall be unlawful during tn
hour of the evening and the hour of tn
morning hereinbefore designated, for an,
child under l6 years of age to be upon an,
of the streets or public places of Salt LAX
City unless in the care of some relative o
authorized custodian, or unless provided
with written permit from the parents
guardian, or other person having control o
such child which permit shall be exhibited
to any police officer of said city who may
within the hours herein prescribed, deman,
the same.
Sec 3-Anyone violating this ordinanc
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanol
and shall, upon conviction thereof be liabl
to fine in any sum not exceeding So, or t
Imprisonment not exceeding five days, or t
both said fine and Imprisonment.
The bill was ordered printed, and tn
Council then went into the consideration
of the revised ordinances.